With Love

Assalamualaikum...

Firman Allah, surah Luqman, ayat 14: "And We have enjoined on man (to be dutiful and good) to his parents. His mother bore him in weakness and hardship upon weakness and hardship, and his weaning is in two years, give thanks to Me and to your parents. To Me is the final destination".

Here's another ayat mentioning something similar; surah Al-Ahqaf, ayat 15: "And We enjoined on man to be dutiful and kind to his parents. His mother bears him with hardship. And she brings him forth with hardship, and the bearing of him, and the weaning of him is thirty months, till when he attains full strength and reaches forty years,...".

Pretty clear who I'm going to talk about, right? Huhu..The one we can never say a word of disrespect to. The one we take for granted. The one who has suffered most because of us. The one we can never be free of debts with.

Yes, our guardian angels, our beloved mothers.

The Quran mentioned numerous times how we should love, be thankful and dutiful to our parents, such as, Al-Ankabut, ayat 8 (29:8) and Al-Isra', ayat 23 (17:23). However, the ayat(s) from Al-Ahqaf and Luqman mentioned earlier, stand out for me most right now since both of them specifically mentioned mothers (which is my topic today, huhu =P). As Allah has acknowledged the hardship of a mother, it shows what a big deal this is. The difficult nature of pregnancy, nurturing us during infancy and also paying a lot of attention to us in childhood. And as if all of that aren't enough, we grew up becoming a hot-tempered, rebellious teenager with mood swings.

“And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And that you be dutiful to your parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age in your life, say not to them a word of disrespect, nor shout at them, but address them in terms of honour.", Al-Isra', ayat 23. Kalau mak buat salah kat kite, pandang sebelah mata je. Be patient. Put up with the harsh treatment she may give you from time to time. Yes, she has suffered THAT much for you. The last thing you want to do is provoke her and make her angry. She deserves your respect at all time. Jika mak tak ikut syariat pun, you can never treat her carelessly, as Allah says in surah Luqman, ayat 15, "But if they strive with you to make you join in worship with Me, others that of which you have no knowledge, then obey them not; but behave with them in the world kindly,..".

I love my mother and I'm sure you love yours, even if sometimes we forget what a blessing she really is. Day by day, let's try to be better daughters and sons. Let try to not hurt them again as they deserve much much better. Sentiasa ingat untuk doakan mereka setiap hari, "...My Lord, bestow on them Your Mercy as they did bring me up when I was young", Al-Isra', ayat 24.

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For her birthday and mother's day (which falls on the same day this year), I dedicate this post to the queen of my heart, the one who taught me how to love, my mom.

Mom, I can never love anyone like I love you. No one can EVER do what you've done for me. I love you for now and for always.

Wassalam...